European Studies Center | UCIS Outreach

The European Studies Center (ESC) was established in 1984 and is charged with the university-wide responsibility of coordinating and developing scholarship and teaching related to Europe. The Center promotes the study of Europe at the University of Pittsburgh by developing new courses, lectures, symposia, and conferences with international participants. Center research foci include comparative public policy, social and intellectual history, multiculturalism in Europe, questions of identity, and Europe’s historical and contemporary role in the world.

Web Site:

http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/esc

Services Offered:

Cultural Festivals

Guest Speakers

High School Student Events

Intensive Summer Language Study Opportunities

Internships

Pre-professional Workshops with High School Students and Staff

Professional Development Workshops

School Visits

Activities Presented in Conjunction with European Studies Center

Resources

Here is a sample of materials generated by the European Studies Center or as a result of programming in which they participated.

Presentation Slides (e.g PowerPoint)

Africa-China Relationship and its Global Impact

Intended Audience:

9-12

These resources explore the history, current status, and future of Africa and China's relationship through a global lens, providing examples of not only Chinese investments in infrastructure in Africa, but from other regions such as Europe, as well. The resources offer teaching strategies and resources for K-12 classroom use.

The Africa-China Relationsip and its Global Impact final copy.pdf,

DBQ for Africa-China Relationship and its Global Impact (1).pdf

Africa-China Relationship and its Global Impact

Intended Audience:

9-12, Post-Secondary

This curriculum resource examines the history, current status, and future of Africa and China's relationship through a global lens and offer strategies and resources for classroom use. The PDFs provide a historical analysis of Chinese investments in infrastructure in Africa as well as examples from other regions such as Europe, as well.

The Africa-China Relationsip and its Global Impact final copy.pdf

Global Migrations: Political, Economic, and Climatic Changes K-12 Educator PD Workshop Materials

Intended Audience:

K-12

This online K-12 educator workshop explores the topic of migration today through the global lens of politics, economics, and climatic changes. Using modern-day migration case studies, the presenters share content and pedagogical strategies to help introduce or extend current study of the topic of migration in the classroom.

Global Migrations DBQ.pdf,

Migration workshop 2024_Compressed.pdf,